Privacy Policy

What do we do with your information?

When you browse our website, we automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.

When you register to the website we ask for your your email address. If you agree, we may send you emails about our website, new services and other updates.

When you apply to become a member we ask for information that are relevant to your profession such as place of practice, qualifications and others. We collect these data as quality measures for our members to meet our standards. These data are being stored for the duration of the period that your membership remains active. Some of these data are being displayed on the members profile and you can edit them as you please.

When you purchase a service from our website, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address, email address, phone number. Your payment details ae being processed through a secure payment gateway (MyPos) which is a standard process for online purchases. This data is collected to be able to charge you for your purchase.

The membership fees and renewals are being handled in the same way, through the secure payment gateway.

We do not share or distribute your personal information outside of our organisation, the ICUC.

The data that you have provided will be stored until you deactivate your account, withdraw consent, you delete it personally or we delete it based on security or other reasons.

Consent

How do you get my consent?

When you sign up to our website, provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, or  request for a refund, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at contact@theicuc.org or mailing us at: Panos Goumalatsos, the ICUC, Kiverniou 10, 18010, Aegina, Greece.

You have the right to see any and all information that we have stored about you. For that please contact us at contact@theicuc.org.

Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms & Conditions.

Data Storage

Our website is hosted with Ionos UK by 1&1. They provide us with the online booking and e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our services to you.

Your data is stored through Iono’s data storage, databases and the general applications. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

Your credit card data is never stored, and all payments comply with PCI-DSS requirements.

Payment:

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then our payment processor stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our website and its service providers.

Third-Party Services

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Italy and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms & Conditions.

Links

When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

Cookies

The ICUC is using cookies for the visitor’s recognition. Cookies are short text files which are saved at the visitor’s terminal, without receiving or saving of any any personal information or files of the visitor. Cookies are used exclusively to facilitate visitor’s access to the website, for statistical and for marketing reasons. More information regarding the use of cookies you can find at www.allaboutcookies.org and on the website of the browser you are using (e.g. Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox).

Age of Consent

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your country, state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your country, state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

Questions and Contact

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact us at contact@theicuc.org

Panos Goumalatsos, the ICUC, Kiverniou 10, 18010, Aegina, Greece

Third Parties

Spam Defense

The IPS Spam Defense Service passes the email address and IP address of the registering member to the service to determine the likelihood a registering account is a spam source.

Invisible reCAPTCHA

This site uses a CAPTCHA to ensure humans are performing certain actions. The CAPTCHA provider may set a session cookie and get information about your internet browser and device accessing this website.